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I like the pond metaphor: if you want to see the bottom of the pond, it has to have been still enough for long enough for suspended sediment to have settled. And if there's enough wind for the surface to be choppy, you won't see past that, much less to any turbid layers.

> Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things. — DEK